Cedar-chest bed.



H. SISKIN.

- CEDAR CHEST BED. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, I9I4.'

Patented J uIIe 8, 19 1 5.

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H. SISKIN.

CEDAR CHEST BED.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1914.

1 1 42,537. Patented June 8, 1915.

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4 JfamySis/fzizi ofi M fmw THE NORRIS PETERS 00., PHOTD-LITHOH WASIjlINGIDN, D. C.

HARE? SISKIN, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CEDAR-CHEST BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 4, 1914. Serial No. 842,855.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY SISKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Cedar-Chest Bed, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to an article of household furniture-having various uses.

An object of this invention is to provide a piece of household furniture designed to serve for the safe and clean storage of a bed and bedding including woolen blankets or the like liable to injury .from moths; and also for the storage of furs and woolen clothing likely to be injured by moths; and to conceal the bed in a novel manner with minimum expense and in minimum space.

' An object of the invention'is to store the bed in a portable housing that is unobtrusive; that does not suggest the presence of a bed; that is as compact and portable as may be possible, and thatin addition to its character as a bed, serves the purpose of conveniently storing articles of clothing to occupy the small amount of space which might otherwise be wasted.

An object of the invention is to provide means whereby a dormitory or barracks having a large number of beds may be cleared of said beds and the beds stored in a minimum space leaving the rest of the dormitory or barracks free for ballroom and like purposes.

By this invention I provide a masked bed of cheap and simple construction having a dirt, dust and. moth proof compartment suitable for storing clothes and the like, the compartment being mounted at the top of the bed when the article is folded in chest form, instead ofunderneath the bed; thereby avoiding the dropping of dust and dirt into the compartment from the bed.

An object is to produce a bed of this class that requires very little room in storing and shipping and one in which the beds may be stored one .on, top 'of another similar to trunks without danger of marring orv damaging, this feature being especially desirable in connection with rooming houses and hotels where extra beds are often needed on short notice.

Another object is to construct a chest bed inwhich the assembled bed requires practically no more room for shipping purposes than if knocked down, so thata bed may be built and completely assembled at the factory and then shipped, without crating, direct to the user; thus avoiding the work of assembling and crating on the part of the shipper; also to provide an article of this class that can be very' readily handled and easily moved through doors from one room to another without taking apart. Y

The features, capabilities and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the detailed, subjoined description of one specific embodiment thereof.

Patented June a, 1915.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the of the same bed with the chest lid raised,af-

fording access to the clothes compartment. Fig. 3 is a perspective showing the chest bed turned into bed form, the rear portion of the mattress being. rolled over for clearness ofillustration. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line w -w Figs. 1 and 6, the' article being shown in chest form and the bed intact. Fig. 5 is a section in the same plane as Fig. 4, showing the device partly extended into bed form. Fig. 6 is aplan view of the bed in chest'form, portions being broken away to expose construction otherwise hidden.

The hollow openchest-bed body is con structed of a front sidewall 1 of a definite height, and a back side wall 2 and two end walls 3 of a greater height than the. front wall; the end walls and back wall being of equal height with each other. Said end walls may be variously formed and are shown in the drawings as having a panel a and border reinforcements b and c at the sides and top respectively of the end wall panels a. l

At the rear side of thebody, a top board 4 is provided extending over the top edge of the back wall and across the end walls near the back wall and also over a rear portion of the hollow space/of the chest body.

. In front of the top boardthe hollow. chest lid is arranged, the same being constructed ofthe side sections 5, .6 and end sections 7. The front section 5 extends from end wall to end wall and is of a definite height extending from the top of the front wall 1 to the -which is a board equal in thickness and length to the top strip 8 and top board a. The hollow top lid is also provided with a bottom 11, the lower side of which is above the level'of the front section 5 but is flush with the inner section 6 of said hollow lid.

The hollow lid is hingedly connected with the chest body by a folding bed construction which may be of any suitable form jointed together in such a manner as to fold into the chest body belowthe top board 4 and below the level oflthe lid bottom 11 when said chest is closed.

The form of foldingbed shown comprises the bed rail sections 12, 13, 1 1, 15 and 16; said sectionsbeing pivoted together and the section 12 being connected by the angle member 17 and pivots 18, 19 with the inside reinforcements 131 of the end walls 3; the bed rail section 13 beingghinged'to the hollow lid by the members 20, 21, 21, 22 there being standard members 22 fixed to the end walls 3 to pivotally support the hinge members 21' and a tie member 23 between the angle member 17 and the member 20 in a well-known manner, the member 21 being connected with the section 1% and the outer edge. of the hollow lid, the construction being such that the bed frame may be doubled up with themattress 24.- inside the same as seen in Fig. 1. The foldable bed frame'is provided with the usual legs 25, see Figs. 3 and 5, pivoted to the section 16 to fold with relation to the bedframe; and the edge of the hollow lid is provided with legs 26 that are foldable thereon to be housed within the closed chest when the bed is folded into the chest body and the'hollow lid is closed down. The end sections 7 of the hollow lidext'end down below the level of the bottom-11 when the lid is in chest closing position.

Inside of the chest body at the ends thereof are provided the end supports 3 upon which the bottoms of the end sections 7 rest when the appliance is closed as shown in Fig. 4.

A spring latch 28 fixed to the underside of the top board 4: is adaptedto'engage a catch 29 on the inner edge of the hollow lid when said lid is closed; a lock 30 'isprovided to engage catches 31 on the top lid 10, to lock the samein its closed position so that when the hollow lid is reversed, as shown in Fig. 5, the contents will be-securely held inside the hollow lid.

A latch pull 32 between the top board and its adjacent side wall 2 is provided to disengage the catch 29 preparatory to extending the hollow lid from its closed position as indicated in Fig. 4.

In practical operation when the bed is folded into the chest body, as shown in Fig. 1, thehollow lid may be closed and the chest with its contained bed is brought into a inimum space and can be stored asdesired, one upon another in the most compact manner, the key 33 being removed after the top lid orclosure 10 is locked.

The compact chest-like contrivance formed by closingthe chest, as shown in Figs. 1 and 1, permits of the storage of the bed in the easiest and most compact manner.

it is understood that the chest may be made of various sizes, and a convenient size is constructed by making the end walls twenty-nine inches across from front to rear wall and eighteen inches or morehigh as may be desired, the first chestwall'l being ei-ght'inches wide and from three feet to six feet eightinches long, more or less, while the rear wall 2 is the same length as the front wall 1 and the same height as the end walls 3. The top lid 10, which is uppermost when the chest is closed, may be twenty-two inches wide from the hinges 9 to the free edge 3 The end walls areprovided with handles 35 by which the chestcan be easily moved from place to place when the bed is in storage and the lid closed and locked.-

The' chest frame'may' be provided with casters 36 to roll on the floor.

The chest body and vthe hollow lid are adapted to be made of'cedar so as to exclude moths and the appearanceof the-foldedbed may thus be that ofa cedar chest adapted for a window seat or a cozy corner seat.

It is evident that the'chestv may also be made of any kind of wood'or other suitable material to suit the demands of trade.

1 claim:

1. A double lidded chest, one of the lids ofwhich is hollow and'is hinged'to the body in the hollow lid andalso forming a top-of thechest when the chest is closed and a foldable bed and members hingedly= connecting the hollow lid-and'the chestbody together, said'bed folding into and housed'within the space below the bottomof the hollow lid when the chest is: closed.

2. A'chest body having-a frontwall of a determined height, and end walls and back wall of'a greater height; a top board "extending over the rear of theend walls and the space between said wallsgahollowlid eX- tending from the top level of the front-wall to the level ofthe end and'back walls, a lid for the hollow lid; means to fasten the lid in hollow-lidclosing position; and a folding 1,142,537 v V Y 3 bed frame and members hingedly connectthe frame, a foldable bed frame and meming the hollow lid and the chest body 'tobers hingedly connecting the hollow frame gether; said lid and the top board forming and the hollow lid together. V the chest top when the chest is closed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 5 3. A chest bed comprising an open frame my hand at Los Angeles, California this 15! having a front wall of a definite height and 29th day of May, 191 i. a back wall and two end walls of a greater 1 HARRY SISKIN. height, said frame being open at top and Witnesses: bottom, a hollow lid in hinged relation to JAMES R. TOWNSEND, 10 said frame to form a closure for the top of WILLIAM N. KIRKBY.

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Washington, D. G." K 

